# Grouvee Scraper - Video Game Collection & Ratings (`lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper`) Actor Scrape video game data from Grouvee. Search games by title. Get ratings, platforms, genres, developers, publishers, and aggregateRating from schema.org JSON-LD structured data. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Grouvee Scraper Scrape video game data from [Grouvee.com](https://www.grouvee.com/) -- a video game tracking and collection site. Search for games by title and extract ratings, platforms, genres, developers, publishers, and structured data. ### Features - **Search by title** -- Search for any game by name (e.g. "zelda", "final fantasy") - **Basic listing data** -- Title, rating, platforms, release date, cover image, and description snippet - **Full detail scraping** -- Enable `scrapeDetails` to visit each game page for genres, developers, publishers, aggregateRating (schema.org JSON-LD), and full description - **Multi-query support** -- Search for multiple games in a single run - **Pagination** -- Automatically follows search result pages ### Input | Field | Type | Default | Description | |-------|------|---------|-------------| | `searchQueries` | string[] | `["zelda"]` | Game titles to search for | | `maxListings` | integer | `100` | Maximum games to scrape (1-1000) | | `scrapeDetails` | boolean | `false` | Visit detail pages for full data | | `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | Optional proxy settings | #### Example Input ```json { "searchQueries": ["zelda", "mario", "metroid"], "maxListings": 50, "scrapeDetails": true } ```` ### Output Each game produces a JSON object with the following fields: | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `title` | string | Game title | | `gameId` | integer | Grouvee internal game ID | | `rating` | number | Average star rating (1-5) | | `platforms` | string\[] | Available platforms | | `releaseDate` | string | Release date | | `coverImage` | string | Cover art image URL | | `description` | string | Game description | | `genres` | string\[] | Game genres (detail mode) | | `developers` | string\[] | Developer studios (detail mode) | | `publishers` | string\[] | Publisher companies (detail mode) | | `aggregateRating` | number | Schema.org aggregate rating value (detail mode) | | `ratingCount` | number | Number of ratings (detail mode) | | `url` | string | Grouvee game page URL | | `searchQuery` | string | The search query that found this game | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when data was scraped | #### Example Output ```json { "title": "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild", "gameId": 119287, "rating": 4.6, "platforms": ["Nintendo Switch", "Wii U"], "releaseDate": "2017-03-03", "coverImage": "https://img-grouvee-com.b-cdn.net/upload/cache/e9/a2/e9a25edc95ea5c502711323f4b516518.jpg", "description": "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series...", "genres": ["Adventure", "Puzzle"], "developers": ["Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3"], "publishers": ["Nintendo"], "aggregateRating": 4.61, "ratingCount": 11184, "url": "https://www.grouvee.com/games/119287-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/", "searchQuery": "zelda", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T01:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### How It Works 1. For each search query, the scraper hits `https://www.grouvee.com/search/?q={query}` 2. Parses game cards from the search results (title, rating, platforms, release date, cover image) 3. If `scrapeDetails` is enabled, visits each game's detail page to extract: - Schema.org JSON-LD `VideoGame` structured data (aggregateRating, genres, developers, publishers) - Full description text 4. Automatically paginates through search results until `maxListings` is reached ### Notes - Grouvee is a Django SSR site with Hotwire Turbo. Game data is rendered server-side in HTML. - Detail pages include `aggregateRating` schema.org JSON-LD structured data. - Without `scrapeDetails`, genres/developers/publishers/aggregateRating will be null. - The scraper uses CheerioCrawler (no browser needed) for fast, efficient scraping. - Rate limited to 20 requests/minute to be respectful to the site. ### Cost This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Each scraped game costs approximately $0.005. # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Game titles to search for (e.g. "zelda", "final fantasy", "dark souls") ## `maxListings` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of games to scrape across all queries (1-1000). ## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`): Visit each game's detail page for full data: genres, developers, publishers, aggregateRating, and description. Slower but richer data. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy configuration for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "zelda" ], "maxListings": 100, "scrapeDetails": false } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "searchQueries": [ "zelda" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "searchQueries": ["zelda"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "searchQueries": [ "zelda" ] }' | apify call lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/grouvee-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Grouvee Scraper - Video Game Collection & Ratings", "description": "Scrape video game data from Grouvee. Search games by title. Get ratings, platforms, genres, developers, publishers, and aggregateRating from schema.org JSON-LD structured data.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "sGje2L1Q0VTCaFfSf" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~grouvee-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-grouvee-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~grouvee-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-grouvee-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~grouvee-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-grouvee-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "searchQueries" ], "properties": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search Queries", "type": "array", "description": "Game titles to search for (e.g. \"zelda\", \"final fantasy\", \"dark souls\")", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxListings": { "title": "Max Listings", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of games to scrape across all queries (1-1000).", "default": 100 }, "scrapeDetails": { "title": "Scrape Game Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Visit each game's detail page for full data: genres, developers, publishers, aggregateRating, and description. Slower but richer data.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy configuration for requests." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```